Self-contained electronic display assembly, mounting structure and methods for the same

A display assembly comprising:

• a mounting structure comprising a central airflow pathway for a flow of ambient air;
• electronic equipment for operating said display assembly located along said dedicated central airflow pathway, at least a subset of which is configured to provide functionality other than operation of the side assemblies;
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• side assemblies, each attached to said mounting structure at an elevated position and comprising a cover, a display layer located rearward of the cover, one or more side assembly airflow pathways, each extending exclusively within a respective one of the side assemblies, and additional electronic equipment for operating the respective one of said side assemblies;
• wherein the central airflow pathway extends in a vertical direction between the side assemblies and is structurally partitioned from the side assembly airflow pathway of each of the side assemblies;
• wherein said mounting structure and said dedicated central airflow pathway extend, in part, below said side assemblies;
• and
• wherein said subset of said electronic equipment is located along a portion of said dedicated central airflow pathway extending below said side assemblies;
• wherein said one or more side assembly airflow pathways comprise an open airflow pathway and a closed, continuous airflow pathway.

A display assembly comprising:

• a mounting structure comprising a central airflow pathway for a flow of ambient air where at least a majority of said central airflow extends longitudinally in a vertical direction;
• a first set of one or more fans located along the dedicated central airflow pathway for moving the first flow of ambient air when activated;
• electronic equipment for operating said display assembly located along said central airflow pathway, at least a subset of which are electrically isolated from the side assemblies and provide functionality other than operation of said side assemblies, said subset of said electronic equipment comprising one or more of power modules, video players, network connectivity equipment, and sensors;
• a first set of one or more fans located along the central airflow pathway for generating the flow when operated;
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• side assemblies, each removably attached to said mounting structure at an elevated position and comprising a cover, a display layer located rearward of the cover, one or more side assembly airflow pathways, each extending exclusively within a respective one of the side assemblies, and an additional set of one or more fans configured to generate a flow through the side assembly airflow pathway when operated such that the flow through the side assembly airflow pathways are independently controllable from one another and from the flow through the dedicated central airflow pathway;
• wherein said mounting structure and said dedicated central airflow pathway extend, in part, below said side assemblies;
• wherein said subset of said electronic equipment is located along a portion of said dedicated central airflow pathway extending below said side assemblies;
• and
• wherein the central airflow pathway is structurally partitioned from the side assembly airflow pathway of each of the side assemblies in accordance with at least ingress protection code IP65;
• wherein said one or more side assembly airflow pathways comprise an open airflow pathway and a closed, continuous airflow pathway.